School: Mohill (2) (roll number 8673)
- Location:
- Mohill, Co. Leitrim
- Teacher: Éamonn Bairéad
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0215, Page 133
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- (continued from previous page)The resin candle was made by taking resin from the trees and melting it. Then add a very small quantity of water to it and boil it for about half an hour. then they would pour it out on a long piece of wood and flatten it out with a board called a "greasy" board. While the resin was soft they would get a piece of cotton string and put it on top of the resin and roll the resin round it.
The candle - stick was made of a piece of iron twisted like sugar barley, with abroad piece of wood at the bottom of it as a stand.------------------
These candles were made by:-
Michael Dolan Tawlaught Valley
John Gray Mohill
Mary Fox Drumaskill
Kate Louby Tulrusk
- The old people were very good at making baskets and creels, and the way they used to make them was.
When making a potato basket they would get a "backy briar" and put it up to the chimney for a few days until it was seasoned. Then they would put it round a churn or barrel, so as to make it round.
This briar was for the rim. They got thick(continues on next page) - Collector
- George William Duke
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Tamlaght Beg, Co. Leitrim
- Informant
- John Henry Duke
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Tamlaght Beg, Co. Leitrim
- Informant
- William Finnegan
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Tamlaght Beg, Co. Leitrim
